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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Darby E. Hadley, Birmingham, MI (US);
Martin E. Johnson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ronald Nadim Isaac, San Ramon, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for enhancing audio including a plurality of sensors, an output device, and a processor in communication with the plurality of sensors and the output device. The processor is configured to process data captured by the plurality of sensors, and based on that, modify an output of the output device. The processor also is configured to determine whether there are a plurality of users associated with a video conferencing session, determine which user of the plurality of users is speaking, and enhance the audio or video output of the speaking user on the output device.